CN-370000-LE619-A3.pdf

This is Amendment No. 3 to DEP Contract No. LE619, a state and local contract for services between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and EQ Florida Inc., a contractor headquartered in Tampa, Florida, with Robert Mulholland identified as the contact person. The contract was originally executed on June 26, 2006, and has been amended on August 21, 2006, July 20, 2008, and through this amendment dated March 2011. The amendment was executed pursuant to Chapter 2010-151, Laws of Florida, requiring state agencies to review existing contract renewals with private providers to reduce contract payments.

The contract covers Abandon Drum Removal Services in the Tampa Region and is classified as a service contract with a contract ceiling of $1,000,000.00 and no change in funding amount. The original contract term was June 26, 2006, through June 25, 2016, with cost reimbursement pricing. This amendment exercises a five-year renewal option, extending the completion date from June 26, 2011, to June 26, 2016, reflecting reduced rates negotiated between the parties. The amendment replaces the original Scope of Services and Price Schedule (Attachment B) with a Revised Price Schedule (Attachment B-1) containing three pages of line-item pricing for various remediation services including dissolved oxygen testing, oil hazardous material testing, and specialized hazardous waste services. The contract work is performed in multiple counties including Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Levy, Manatee, Pasco, Polk, and Pinellas. The amendment adds E-Verify employment eligibility verification requirements as an express condition of the contract, with mandatory compliance by the contractor and all subcontractors within ninety days of the amendment's effective date.